On 01/10/2020 14:24, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:23:48 +0100, rick wrote:

Have a reasonably new Washing Machine .... and bearing is on its way out
on the drum.
Groaning badly if you rotate by hand and very noisy on spin ......(no
shaking or vibration of machine though)
Its a Hotpoint WMUD962 Ultima Local repair guys (who are trustworthy &
honest) advised on this model bearing is on inner drum and there is a
sealed outer nylon drum - bearing can't be replaced. (great design
idea)
Needs a new drum tub, £140 from Hotpoint.

Found new one at £90 ..... comes complete with heater.

Anybody changed one of theses drums .... any tips/hints.

This happened to us. It was 13 months old.

I was also quoted about £140. I found I could get a Hotpoint fixed price
repair for just under £100.

I got that, to save a lot of hassle. The guy was very quick - said he'd
done so many that he was an expert!



The local guys won't offer bearing only change ... probably as you have
to split the drum.
I have ordered the drum ... is this a fairly straight forward job to do